006 - Top gear

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just gone and Christmas on the way, this month's episode dives into the potentially pricey world of triathlon gear. We look at swim-bike-run essentials, and separate the nice-to-haves from the must-haves. ATAC member Brian Goode joins us to share his triathlon journey and explain his approach to buying new gear. Plus, there's the usual news and rants, some additional beard chat and a top new jingle!

Links:

• Snap up ATAC swim sessions here: https://www.atac-club.nl/swimming-sessions 

• We're all fans of TrainerRoad for turbo trainer sessions and group sessions: https://www.trainerroad.com/ 

• The movie Matt is watching: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5433114/

• The book Neil is reading: https://amzn.to/3of5F4O

• The book Brian recommends: https://cutt.ly/5hv5LXq  

• To have your bike taken to your next event: https://www.enselle.co/

• To have a top personal trainer or biomechanics coach: https://wilsonsworkouts.nl/

• Top running coaching courtesy of: https://www.luismonteirorunningcoach.com/ 

• Find non-Ironman branded 70.3 and full IM events at: https://www.k226.com/events/events.aspx 

• The non-branded race Neil mentioned: https://nxtri.com/

002 - Do you remember your first time?

In this episode we discuss Tri 101 – how to start training for triathlon, choosing a first race, and where to find the gear required without spending a fortune. We have a special guest, Mai Matsumoto, who completed her first tri at the recent ATAC 'Don't Tri Too Hard' event, and club members share their experiences of their first races. We also look at the latest triathlon and endurance news, from the Netherlands and beyond.

Links from the show:

• Secondhand gear: https://www.marktplaats.nl/

• Or https://www.facebook.com/marketplace

• Cheap: https://www.decathlon.nl/

• Hire wetsuits from https://www.athletesportsworld.com/nl/verhuur/wetsuit-verhuur/ and https://www.dare2tri.com/nl/wetsuits/verhuur

• Duin Almere Triathlon (Aug 30): https://start-2-finish.nl/duin-almere/

• Neil's podcast recommendation: https://meditativestory.com/ 

• Matt's book recommendation: https://amzn.to/3fn6iEK

001 - From dawn till dusk

Episode 001: In this episode we discuss the 'new normal' – DIY endurance events – and look at some of the craziest exploits that ATAC members have been up to. We have a special guest, Nick Evans, who cycled 424km in one day as part of the ATAC the Sun challenge, and hear how he planned his route and nutrition, but forgot to pack a spare cable. We also look at the latest triathlon and endurance news, from the Netherlands and beyond.

Links from the show:

• Ironman new rules video https://bit.ly/3dPpMkt

• Yates vs Brownlee’s: https://bit.ly/31y8YvQ

• Matt's charity ultraman: https://cutt.ly/QodnqX5 

• ATAC The Sun final video: https://cutt.ly/Hodnads 

• Joeri's charity half IM: https://cutt.ly/vodncJV 

• Endure book mentioned by Matt: https://amzn.to/3gjA5ix

• How I built this - podcast mentioned by Neil: https://n.pr/2ZryhwK

• Shops mentioned by Nick:

  • https://www.bikester.nl/

  • https://www.bike-discount.de/